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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Snow Drops..gifts from the kitchen

A very easy gift to make and a 'crowd pleaser' too. So easy to make that it can be done as a last minute gift! Years ago I got this recipe from a friend who called it Crispix Snacks but there is the same recipe on the Crispix cereal box called Snow Drops and that just sounded better to me. I changed up the recipe a little from the box.

Snow Drops

2 cups chocolate chips1 cup peanut butter

Melt this in a saucepan on the stove or in a bowl in the microwave. Stir until melted and smooth.Pour a box full (350 grams)of Crispix cereal in a large bowl and pour the chocolate and peanut butter mixture over the cereal stiring gently until all the cereal is coated.Put 1 3/4 cups of icing sugar in a large paper bag and add the coated cereal. Keep the top of the bag closed and shake up the cereal until it is coated. Put on a large pan and place in a cool place to harden. Once cool it is ready to package or to have as snacks. It is a 'bit' addictive so beware if the bowl empties fast! Still...it is cereal and peanut butter and chocolate so it should be good for you!! ~smile~

Oh wonderful Betty...these look (and I am sure taste...) fantastic. Nice to give as a gift for sure...wonder if I have time to slip a few of these into my gift baskets yet this week. They sure seem simple enough to make and with such a beautiful result.

destiI was thinking I might change this a little and would like your adivce... I was thinking of using white chocolate and lemon extr. to make sort of a lemon drop... do you think that would work?(minus the peanut butter using only the chocolate?)Tanna

Hi,I did it! I invented a new 'drop'! I think I will call them Florida drops as they taste tropical. I was having a hard time with the white chocolate and the lemon,as soon as i combined them they became a lump...TO fix the problem I heated up coconut oil and added the lemon to that. Because coconut oil can get very hot with out burning,I just added the white coco. chips to it and melted them in the bowl(I microwaved the oil ).I spread the mix over the squares. I let them set and powder sugared them. They are SO yummy. Please try them and tell me what you think.Tanna

Thanks for sharing this recipe, Betty. I made these for the first time this Christmas and they were a major hit! I have directed more than 10 people here for the recipe and promised family members that I will make them again next year. Thanks so much!